Pasta Night Tablescape

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If you are as passionate about dinnerware as I am, it would serve you well to let this be widely known. The reason being is that there is always someone who is about to move, or downsize, or otherwise have a need to part with some of their tableware, serving pieces, flatware, or all of the above. Such was the case with these gorgeous pasta bowls and the large serving bowl.

Technically, these belong to my aunt who recently moved from a rowhouse style condo into an apartment. She couldn’t bear to part with these, but because she cut her living space in half, a lot of things had to go (Don’t ask me about the roll top desk and matching chair that I’m storing for her in the belly of the beast. I mean it, don’t.). 

The understanding here is that I’m storing these for her, I am encouraged to use them, but if and when she ever wants them back, they’re hers. I agreed to that, but truth be told, she’s going to have to wrestle me to the ground to get these back. Honestly, I think she could do it, she’s pretty wiry.

 Seriously, aren’t these lovely? They are from Certified International and the art is by Susan Winget. I couldn’t find this exact set, but I did find two equally lovely and very similar sets here and here.

Once these were in my possession, I knew that I had to do a table called “Pasta Night.” Don’t these just make the table? The color theme gives a nod to the Italian flag lots of red and green.

The pasta bowls are layered with Bordallo Pinhiero geranium leaf chargers on top of which I put a simple red plate (also from my aunt, but she tells me I can keep these), and then a bowl. Each pasta bowl has its own unique design, not always in keeping with the Italian flag color theme, but I did not let that deter me.

The salad bowls are Bordallo Pinhiero as well. They may be used for salad, they may be used to hold a dinner roll or hunk of crusty bread.

The centerpiece is typically Italian with my mother’s soup deep green soup pot that perches on its own candle powered burner to keep the soup warm, flight with bright red bowls, add a Chianti bottle that can be used for actually holding wine, or as a unique vessel for water.

 

The red and white napkins are tied in a simple nut and placed by the plate. There is some thing about this display of napkins that always seems so festive.

Fruit topped tarts add to the color, whimsy, and festiveness of the party.

 

This post is linked to: Tablescape Thursday